Oct 23 to Nov 1, 2026
A fire burning at dusk on the floor of an autumn Czech forest

October 23 – November 1, 2026 · Czech Republic

Design the life you are ready to live.

Ten days to get honest about where you are, move through what's stopping you, and leave with a real plan.

October 23 – November 1, 2026Beskydy Mountains, Czech Republic

The recognition

You have done the work. So why hasn't your life changed?

You know how to breathe. You know how to feel.

And yet...

01

The relationships keep ending in the same place, for the same reason.

02

The work pays the rent and takes the life out of you, or it means something and doesn't pay.

03

Money is a source of quiet shame you have never really looked at directly.

04

You are in your body on the mat and out of it everywhere else.

05

You have been about to make the change for two years.

06

You can describe your purpose in a session and cannot find it on a Tuesday.

07

Something is missing and you are tired of being told to sit with it.

Insight is not the bottleneck. Structure is. This retreat is where you build it.

Four parts

Four parts of one life

We work all four. You can't fix one while ignoring the other three.

four parts of one life, tap to explore

  • Body + Health: Energy, sleep, nervous system
  • Money + Work: What you earn, what you do, how it pays
  • Love + Relationships: The patterns you keep repeating
  • Purpose + Spirituality: What you're for, and what's larger than you

What you leave with

What you actually walk out holding

Concrete things, in your body, written down, in your hands.

A written life design

All four rooms, in your own hand

A purpose statement

One sentence that holds up outside the retreat

Your core beliefs, named

Found in the body, with a practice for each

A 90-day plan

Real actions, real dates, across all four rooms

A circle who watched you commit

People who'll still be here in March

One night you lose track of yourself

We build for it deliberately

We make no promises about outcomes, and nothing here is medical or therapeutic advice. What we can offer is the conditions, the structure and our full attention.

The arc

Two phases, ten days

The ten days change temperature on purpose.

Oct 23–25

Weekend One

See exactly where you stand.

Every hour held. Inventory, beliefs, purpose, plan.

Oct 26–30

The Week

Build the design you came for.

Mornings and three evenings held. The rest is yours.

Weekend One

Weekend One: soul immersion and design intensive

October 23–25 · Held hour by hour.

This is a sample schedule. The exact flow of activities may shift.

Friday 23

Arrive

15:00ArrivalSettle in, tea
17:00Opening circleSay what you came for
18:00Authentic relatingGames to meet each other fast
19:00Fire ceremony
20:00DinnerVegan, by our chef
21:30Early night

Saturday 24

Tell the truth

07:30Morning practiceMovement and meditation
09:00Breakfast
10:00The InventoryA design thinking workshop across the four rooms of your life
13:00Lunch + solo walkOne question to carry
15:00What's UnderneathFind the beliefs in the body, not the head
17:30TemezcalSoul encounter sweat lodge
19:30Dinner
21:00Rest

Sunday 25

Design it

07:30Morning practice
09:00Breakfast
10:00DirectionOne sentence for why you're here
13:00Lunch
14:30The DesignYour 90-day plan, on paper, with dates
17:00The Commitment CircleSay it out loud. Leave with a partner
19:00Celebration dinner
21:00Music, movement, fire
A long candlelit wooden table with bowls of seasonal food being passed between hands

The week

The Living Week: October 26–30

Weekend One is us holding your hand. The week is us letting go of it on purpose. That space is where you practise being the person you just designed.

A sample week. Exact activities and evenings may move.

08:00
Movement and meditation, every morning
After breakfast
Open sharing: a story, an activity, a workshop, a presentation, a dance, a song, a poem. Bring your full raw self.
Day
Yours: wander, journal, cook

Evening · All three open to the public

Wandering

Taught Monday. You go out with no destination and no plan, and let yourself be drawn.

We provide breakfast each day. The rest of the meals are co-created. Bring what you want to offer, and we cook and eat together.

Private Somatic Bodywork Sessions · Booked Separately

90-minute hands-on session combining fascia work, breath, and attuned touch to help the nervous system soften, release held tension, and reconnect with the body. Available on request. Full details →

The people

Who is holding this

Three people, each holding a room differently.

Atabey

Atabey

Life design • Somatics • Leadership

Computational biologist turned biotech CEO. A decade in yoga, meditation, ritual and somatic work. Creator of Somatic Recoding™.

“I've spent much of my life moving between worlds: science and spirit, building companies and building a body. This is where those worlds meet.”
Marek

Marek

Creativity • Music • Fire

Building a successful artistic career and chasing my dreams led me to burnout and the complete exhaustion of both body and spirit. It made me turn inward and begin putting everything back together. By cultivating my inner fire and my relationship with nature, I found the strength to return to what I love and once again make a living through my own creative work. These are experiences that cannot be taught, only lived. And these are precisely the experiences I would like to share with those around me.

“The work I care about happens at the edge of what a body can hold. That's as true of a kiln as it is of a fire or a dance floor at four in the morning.”
Scarlett

Scarlett

Food • Nourishment • Community

A food alchemist and artist, transforming not only her own life, but also the lives of those with whom she shares her meals, creating each dish with deep attention, intention, and love to nourish our whole beings and ignite the fire within us.

“In my approach, food is not merely fuel for the body. It is the foundation upon which transformation can unfold. Just as a tree needs strong roots to reach toward the sky, we too need to feel grounded and nourished before we can expand into our fullest potential.”

Our thinking is shaped by depth psychology, nature-based initiation work, and design practices.

What informs our thinking →
An old stone doorway worn concave by centuries of feet
Misty Beskydy countryside in late autumn with golden forest and an old stone chapel

Where

Beskydy Mountains, late October

Beech and birch turning, mist in the valleys, wood smoke, long evenings by the fire.

The venue is set, in the heart of the Beskydy Mountains. We share the exact location, travel and accommodation with everyone who books.

Dates + pricing

Choose your part

The Soul Immersion + Lifestyle Design Weekend (October 23–25) and the Living Week (October 26–30) can be booked separately. We don't take payment on the site: message us on WhatsApp and we arrange it personally.

Soul Immersion + Lifestyle Design Weekend

Soul Immersion + Lifestyle Design Weekend

October 23–25

7 000 Kč~$326

Includes the full weekend programme, food and accommodation. Your place is held after a short WhatsApp message.

The Living Week

The Living Week

October 26–30, priced per day

800 Kč~$37

per day

800 Kč per day includes the morning practice, the sharing spaces, the rest of the daily programming, accommodation and food: two good meals a day from our chef. The kitchen is part of the programming, so everyone staying for the day is expected to join at least one community cooking experience led by our chef. Evening experiences are priced separately.

Choose your days

Experiences + add-ons

Temezcal

October 27

800 Kč~$37

Tea + Sound Journey

October 28

800 Kč~$37

Each experience is 800 Kč, including for people staying for days of the week. Open to the public too.

Private Somatic Bodywork

3pm daily, October 26–30

3 200 Kč~$149

Choose your session days

One session per day at 3pm. Booked days are no longer available.

We believe this work should be available to people regardless of their financial capacity. If you find yourself in financial need, reach out to us on WhatsApp and tell us about your situation, and we will find a way to accommodate you.

Ask a question on WhatsApp

Questions

Frequently asked

What exactly happens on the first weekend?+
Friday: arrival, opening circle, authentic relating games, a fire ceremony, a vegan dinner by our chef, and an early night. Saturday: morning movement and meditation, then an honest inventory, a design thinking workshop across the four rooms of your life, then a walk alone in the forest, somatic work on the beliefs underneath, a temezcal, dinner and rest. Sunday: direction and purpose in the morning, the design and 90-day plan in the afternoon, then the commitment circle and a celebration dinner. The full hour-by-hour schedule is in the Weekend One section above.
Do I need previous experience?+
No. Curiosity and willingness to be honest in a group is enough.
How structured is the week?+
Mornings are held, three evenings are held, and the rest is spacious and co-created by design. That space is where the practice actually happens.
Can I come just for one part?+
Yes. The Design Weekend (October 23–25) and the Living Week (October 26–30) can be booked separately.
Can I come just to one of the open evenings?+
Yes. All three evenings, meaning the temezcal, tea and sound, and the dance workshop with ecstatic dance, are open to the public as drop-ins, and each has its own page with details.
What languages are spoken?+
Sessions are held in English, with optional Czech translation.
Is this therapy?+
No. It is not medical or therapeutic treatment. If you are in acute crisis, this is not the right container and we will say so honestly.
Where exactly does it happen?+
In the heart of the Beskydy Mountains. The venue is set; we share the exact location and address with everyone who books.
Where do I sleep, and is food included?+
Accommodation details will be confirmed with the venue. During the week we provide breakfast; the rest of the meals are co-created, so we cook and eat together.
What should I bring?+
Warm layers for late Czech autumn, clothes you can move and sweat in, a notebook you like writing in, and shoes for the forest. A full list goes out with the logistics.
What is the refund policy?+
All payments are non-refundable, including the deposit, the balance, and any add-ons. Once your spot is held it is held.
How do I ask a question?+
WhatsApp is fastest: +420 604 293 385, wa.me/420604293385

You already know what needs to change.

Ten days, a small group, and a structure that makes you actually do it.

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